I think I might have put this up before but, seeing it is a boring Sat night and not much happening, I will repeat myself.
Sorry it that upsets anybody, but watching people have half a dozen goes at it, stirs my pot.
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BACKING your van in beside a slab is, "EASY"
Simmo's Tip of the day
(A) Measure the over all width of your van tires from outside to outside.
(B) Get your hands onto a piece of rope about 8 Ft to 10 Ft long.
(C) Lay the rope on the ground the same distance as (A), from the slab.
(D) Now it is a simple exercise to back in putting your Van wheels on the rope, looking out of your drivers side instead, of trying to follow the Mrs confusing signals, on the passengers side.
Lancelot Link said
12:18 AM Jun 18, 2017
Fine, I am on my lonesome, come up with an easy one for me! Sorry, I do have a budgie, can you teach him not to swear at me while backing?
msg said
12:31 AM Jun 18, 2017
Lancelot, I just use the passenger side mirror angled so I can see the tires and the slab. But I have a MH and its probably not so simple backing a CV.
Eaglemax said
07:54 AM Jun 18, 2017
Top idea. Then you can ignore the verbalbdirections altogether
iana said
10:15 AM Jun 18, 2017
Earlier this year, I was at a club function, and the discussion of backing the van came up with my sitting neighbor at the table. He said his wife always backs the van, and he went on to tell me about it. Here's me thinking those at the caravan parks were so clever guiding you in, but it all makes perfect logical sense to me now, and it sounds so easy.
The wife is in the drivers seat, and all she has to do is know her LH hand from the RH hand, something I have great difficulty with myself.
You standing facing to the rear, but standing near the vehicle door with windows open, or with a walkie-talkie, and you can move about.
You can easily see what is going on, and so you want the van to swing to the right, you say right hand down, swing to the left, left hand down, and so on, as long as you are facing the rear, and she is following your instructions (ha ha) all will be well. Haven't tried it yet, but it sounds so simple it should work.
macka17 said
12:42 PM Jun 18, 2017
And just remember.
Hand on BOTTOM of wheel.
REAR of van turns the same way you turn wheel.
Aussie said
01:32 PM Jun 18, 2017
OK there are a lot of clever GNs out there, but I have spent 18 years (since Feb 99) in a caravan Park and would like a doller for every caravanner I have watched take 5 or more goes at it, and my way keeps it to one go.
Onedodger said
04:37 PM Jun 18, 2017
I usually have no trouble backing the rig onto a site however sometimes one gets a mindset on a given lock and it all goes haywire..
The reversing camera on the van helps a lot. And I too have used the rope trick when the site is a tight one.
gwb said
01:51 PM Jun 19, 2017
My wife also backs the van in with me outside the driver's side window giving directions. The owners of the Skennars Head caravan park at Ballina put us onto that about 12 years ago. Sometimes it does take a couple of goes but that doesn't matter to us.
C00P said
10:36 PM Jun 19, 2017
My wife and I have a simple system that works well. She stands near the rear of the van where she can see my eyes in the mirror. She points which way she wants me to go, or straight up if I should keep coming back straight. A "stop" signal means she wants a brief consultation. No words needed most of the time. We use this both to get into a park or to line the ball up with the coupling. No more tense words or confusion. We usually get it right on the first or second go.
Cheers
Coop
Aussie said
01:02 PM Jun 20, 2017
I agree that there are a lot of different ways of doing it but, my piece of rope way is a one shot every time method. At least it is for me.
Ron-D said
05:15 PM Jun 20, 2017
I don't need a rope just use your mirrors...
hako said
06:31 PM Jun 20, 2017
Good idea Aussie and simpler than other similar methods. It's basically impossible to reverse alongside a slab on the drivers side with mirrors as they cannot see round corners.
Regards
Ron-D said
06:56 PM Jun 20, 2017
Looks like I don't need the Misses I will just buy a rope
I think I might have put this up before but, seeing it is a boring Sat night and not much happening, I will repeat myself.
Sorry it that upsets anybody, but watching people have half a dozen goes at it, stirs my pot.
XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX
BACKING your van in beside a slab is, "EASY"
Simmo's Tip of the day
(A) Measure the over all width of your van tires from outside to outside.
(B) Get your hands onto a piece of rope about 8 Ft to 10 Ft long.
(C) Lay the rope on the ground the same distance as (A), from the slab.
(D) Now it is a simple exercise to back in putting your Van wheels on the rope, looking out of your drivers side instead, of trying to follow the Mrs confusing signals, on the passengers side.
The wife is in the drivers seat, and all she has to do is know her LH hand from the RH hand, something I have great difficulty with myself.
You standing facing to the rear, but standing near the vehicle door with windows open, or with a walkie-talkie, and you can move about.
You can easily see what is going on, and so you want the van to swing to the right, you say right hand down, swing to the left, left hand down, and so on, as long as you are facing the rear, and she is following your instructions (ha ha) all will be well. Haven't tried it yet, but it sounds so simple it should work.
Hand on BOTTOM of wheel.
REAR of van turns the same way you turn wheel.
OK there are a lot of clever GNs out there, but I have spent 18 years (since Feb 99) in a caravan Park and would like a doller for every caravanner I have watched take 5 or more goes at it, and my way keeps it to one go.
I usually have no trouble backing the rig onto a site however sometimes one gets a mindset on a given lock and it all goes haywire.
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The reversing camera on the van helps a lot. And I too have used the rope trick when the site is a tight one.
Cheers
Coop
I agree that there are a lot of different ways of doing it but, my piece of rope way is a one shot every time method. At least it is for me.
I don't need a rope just use your mirrors...
Regards
Looks like I don't need the Misses I will just buy a rope